Against Paynesville, QC opened with Jordan Odegard at 106, Colten Specht at 113 and Ethan Thein at 120 earning consecutive pins to give Quad County a quick 18-0 lead.

The co-op then got decisions from Zach Kluver at 126 and Trevor Fagen at 132, and pins from Kirby Winson at 138 and Wyatt hatch at 145 to stretch its lead to 36-0 before Paynesville got on the scoreboard with a decision at 160 from Clay Spanier.

Against Minnewaska QC won nine straight weights after Joseph Weaver muscled a second-period pin at 106 pounds for Minnewaska.

Quad County got pins from Ethan Thein at 120, Zach Kluver at 126, Kirby Winson at 138, Wyatt Hatch at 145 and Hayden Johnson at 152.

QC returns from winter break with a home triangular in Renville against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd on Thursday, Jan. 3.

The match that night against LqPV/D-B will be a telling matchup for the team as they begin to prep for conference and section tournaments.